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Establishing Linkage

About this task

In this set of steps you establish linkage between folders. Linkage defines the relationship between source folders, which contain assets in the original language, and target folders, which contain translated content for each target locale. This indicates where to save the translated content.

To establish linkage:

Procedure

  1. In the WorldServer Explorer, click Tools > Linkage Editor.
    The Linkage Editor appears.
    In the Linkage Editor, the left pane represents the source locale and the right pane represents the target locale. Make sure that the Source locale list displays English (United States).
  2. From the Target Locale list, select German (Germany).
  3. Navigate to the locale folders that you created earlier. On the source (left) pane, navigate to /wstut/en_US. On the target (right) pane, navigate to /wstut/de_DE.

    Most of the folders are depicted in shades of grey. However, certain folders are highlighted in color – all the folders in the left pane that are associated with the source locale and all the folders in the right pane that are associated with the target locale. In this small example, only one folder in each pane is highlighted. But imagine if you were working with hundreds of folders. This feature would help you quickly locate the folders of interest.
  4. Use the left mouse button to drag from left to right, starting at en_US and ending at de_DE.
    As you drag, an arrow follows the cursor. You can drag only from one highlighted folder on the left to another highlighted folder on the right. When you release the mouse, the target folder in the right pane is selected and you see an arrow between the two locales.

    If you create the linkage incorrectly, the arrow disappears when you release the mouse.
    If you are translating into multiple languages, you can create linkage from one source folder to many target folders.
  5. Click File > Save and quit the Linkage Editor.